These are strong words, yes. To those of us whose faith is an integral part of our daily lives, they are appropriate. Faith is not a card we carry in our pocket to display at opportune moments. It cannot be placed in a box and stored until it is needed. Faith cannot be traded away for free stuff on offer from bureaucrats. It can, however, be tested, as it is now for so many of us.
On August 1st, businesses and organizations must begin renewing health insurance benefits that include, free of charge, contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization. No accommodation is being made for employers who have already asserted their beliefs by previously opting out of providing coverage for these products and services. This week, the Newlands, owners of a family business that manufactures heating and air conditioning parts in Colorado, went to court to fight the Obama administration’s dangerous mandate that will force them to pay for insurance services that violate their faith. In Pennsylvania, owners of a lumber mill are fighting the same battle.
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